First wort

[londonboy]

Very excited. Now waiting for fermentation to begin. How long till airlock starts to bubble

 

[Haputanlas]

Could be a couple of hours, days, etc. however it also might not happen. Just leave it for a couple of Weeks and check the gravity at that time to see if anything happened.

If you are using a glass carboy and don't see any movement in a few days, you might have something to worry about. But, I think you'll likely see some movement in 12-18 hours

 

[homebrewdad]

Assuming you have a good seal, you'll usually get bbbles within 24 hours - but the stick here says it can be up to 72.

How much yeast you pitched, the makeup of your wort, the temperature, the strain of yeast, all have impact on the time that fermentation starts.

And yeah, just leave it alone for a couple of weeks. Don't pull your lid off and snap a pic in two days to show us how ugly it is and create a new "is this infected?" thread. Fermentation is ugly, can be stinky, etc.

 

[londonboy]

Mmmmmmm...stinky beer. Leaving alone is the plan. Put in my closet where its nice and dark and a constant temp

 

[whirlybirds]

I brew on Saturday evening and when I wake up Sunday morning I've got an active fermentation going. Every beer is different so just take a few readings and once you've stalled for 3 days straight, she done and ready to bottle.